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nick

[nik] / nɪk /
NOUN
chip, scratch
Synonyms
STRONG
cut damage dent dint indent jag knock mark mill notch scar score slit
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment praise
VERB
chip, scratch
Synonyms
STRONG
cut damage dent dint indent jag knock mark mill notch scar score slit
Antonyms
STRONG
flush mend perfect smooth

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The country stored up 1.26 billion barrels of oil in the nick of time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

It built up those reserves just in the nick of time.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

A construction vehicle toppling, with its driver escaping a life-changing accident by jumping out just in the nick of time as Disney himself talks up how there have been very few accidents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

I am tempted to go with Oliver Glasner's side to nick it but they have got a Europa Conference League game to contend with on Thursday, which has stretched them in the past.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

“But I did manage to call your parents Uncle and Auntie in the nick of time.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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